The slew of midweek national team friendlies includes the USA’s clash with Mexico, Ireland-Brazil and England-Switzerland.
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Michael Bradley rockets home another goal
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley scored his 12th goal of the season for Dutch club Heerenveen as it thumped Vitesse, 7-0. The strike adds to the 20-year-old midfielder’s record for most goals by an American-born and -bred player in a European first division. It also marked the fifth straight game in which he has scored for Heerenveen.
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European-based Americans ready for Mexico?
After a squad of mainly MLS players trained in California for Wednesday’s friendly against Mexico, Coach Bob Bradley called in 10 European-based players for the 22-man roster than convenes in Houston. Soccer America’s Mike Woitalla looks at the form of Bradley’s foreign legion.
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Ghana and Ivory Coast move into semifinals
[AFRICAN NATIONS CUP] Former MLS player Junior Agogo scored with just eight minutes remaining to give host Ghana a 2-1 victory over Nigeria Sunday in the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup. Ivory Coast also advanced to Thursday’s semifinals with a 5-0 victory over Guinea.
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USA captures New Zealand U-17 girls tournament
[YOUTH] The United States won the the Future Stars Tournament for under-17 girls in New Zealand Saturday when it beat Germany, 3-2. Captain Kristen Mewis scored her second goal of the game to break a 2-2 tie in the 81st minute for the Americans, who had earlier in the week had beaten Australia, 6-0, and host New Zealand, 5-0, in Auckland.
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Arsenal regains Premier League lead
[ENGLAND] Who needs Thierry Henry? Emmanuel Adebayor is thriving as the main threat in the Arsenal attack since Henry’s departure to Barcelona. The Togolese striker scored twice to lift his league tally to 18 goals and extend his scoring streak to eight straight games as the Gunners regained the lead in the English Premier League when they beat Manchester City, 3-1.
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Real Madrid winning streak ended at eight games
[EUROPEAN RACES] Real Madrid’s eight-game winning streak in Spain ended, while Bayern Munich broke the deadlock at the top of the Bundesliga standings.
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Want a Brazilian name?
[OFF THE POST] If you’d like to know what your name would be if you played for the Brazilian national team, go to the Web site: http://www.minimalsworld.net/BrazilName/brazilian.shtml.
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Bryan Arguez is youngest Bundesliga American
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Florida product Bryan Arguez became the youngest U.S. product to play in the German First Division when the 19-year-old entered Hertha Berlin’s game against Eintracht Frankfurt as a 63rd minute sub. Arguez spent last season at D.C. United but did not see action. He was an unused member of the USA’s 2007 U-20 World Cup team.
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Johnston Replaced as Toronto FC Coach
Toronto FC coach Mo Johnston has stepped down from his position to move into the club’s front office. Former Leeds United manager John Carver will replace him. Rumors had been swirling about the possible move, although Johnston had denied them every time. Meanwhile, the Scot was busy trying to secure the arrival of Carver. TFC […]
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CONCACAF Champions League Raises Questions
The CONCACAF Champions Cup has been rebranded the CONCACAF Champions League and been given a new format, but SI.com’s Luis Bueno wonders how effective those changes will be. While the Champions Cup has produced some good games in recent years, Bueno says the tournament always follows the same pattern: Mexican teams win it, Costa Rican […]
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Wenger: England Still Needs Becks
David Beckham’s name was in headlines again Thursday as the big omission from Coach Fabio Capello’s first England squad. However/as usual/once again, the door was not completely shut on Beckham’s England career, as Capello said he didn’t choose the former England captain because he hadn’t played a competitive match since November. Even so, Arsenal manager […]
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South American Strategy is the Right One
Last season proved that MLS is on the right track by bringing in more players from South America. There can be no doubt that the likes of Luciano Emilio, Juan Pablo Angel and Guillermo Barros Schelotto improved the quality of the league, and SI.com’s Gregory Sica says that it serves as a testament to the […]
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Wynalda Booted from ESPN’s MLS Lineup
Eric Wynalda’s name was conspicuous by its absence from ESPN’s MLS coverage lineup, released on Thursday. He has been replaced as analyst of “MLS Primetime Thursday” by former U.S. national team teammate John Harkes. Veteran announcer J.P. Dellacamera will join Harkes as the play-by-play man, as Dave O’Brien, Wynalda’s former partner, returns to ESPN’s coverage […]
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Soccer on TV
The German Bundesliga returns from its winter break. Leader Bayern Munich is in action on Friday when it travels to Hansa Rostock. American goalkeepers will square off when Brad Friedel’s Blackburn hosts Everton’s Tim Howard in English Premier League action on Saturday. Ajax and Feyenoord meet Sunday in a clash of the Netherlands’ two biggest clubs.
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Morrow set to shuffle FC Dallas lineup
[MLS TEAM PREVIEW] In his series examining MLS clubs’ preseason maneuvers and preparations, Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney reports on how Dallas coach Steve Morrow aims to integrate Mexican defender Duilio Davino, get the most out of second-year Colombian midfielder Juan Toga and replace the firepower of Carlos Ruiz
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MLS’s hot expansion race
[MLS WATCH] Three major contests are each down to two candidates, but in this case, soccer has the edge over politics. The Republicans have Mitt Romney and John McCain. The Democrats have Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. MLS has Philadelphia and St. Louis. Unless the candidates bury their differences and team up as running mates – not bloody likely! – somebody has to lose out. Unlike the political parties, MLS can play its candidates against each other and still pick both of them, eventually.
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Appeal denied, so Guzan stays in MLS
On the basis of playing just five internationals for the U.S., only one of which was a competitive match, an appeals panel turned down Brad Guzan‘s application for a UK work permit Thursday. Soccer America’s Ridge Mahoney explains how Guzan’s case differed from other American keepers who made it to the English Premier League.
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Mexico calls in big guns for U.S. clash
Mike Woitalla on El Tri’s vets and teens
For Wednesday’s friendly against the USA in Houston, Mexico coach Hugo Sanchez has called in seven European-based players, including Barcelona veteran Rafael Marquez and the Barca teen star Giovani Dos Santos. Also coming is a player Sanchez criticized his predecessor for selecting.
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African Nations Cup Results
The 0-0 tie between Angola and Tunisia sent both teams through to the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup and eliminated Senegal and South Africa, which played to a 1-1 tie in the other Group D finale. Senegal stars El Hadji Diouf, Tony Sylva and Ousmane Ndoye were suspended after missing curfew, and Colorado Rapids keeper Bouna Coundoul was given the start in Sylva’s place. For all the African Nations Cup results and quarterfinal pairings ..
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International Weekend TV Schedule
The German Bundesliga resumes after its winter break. Leader Bayern Munich is in action on Friday when it travels to Hansa Rostock. American goalkeepers will square off when Brad Friedel‘s Blackburn hosts Everton’s Tim Howard in English Premier League action on Saturday. Ajax and Feyenoord clash Sunday in a clash of the Netherlands’ two biggest clubs. For all the weekend international action …
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Laredo teen stars for USA at Copa Chivas
[YOUTH] The U.S. under-20 national team finished with a 1-1-3 record at the Copa Chivas in Mexico and did not advance to the quarterfinals. It did find a new talent in 17-year-old Felix Garcia, a high school student at L.B. Johnson High School in Laredo, Texas, and a member of the 2007 PDL champion Laredo Heat.
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January Transfer Moves
[AMERICANS ABROAD] On the final day of the January transfer window, unsettled Lee Nguyen left Dutch champion PSV for Danish SuperLigaen club Randers FC, where Will John, who didn’t play an MLS game for the Kansas City Wizards the last two season, also signed. A dozen Americans left home to sign with foreign pro clubs during January transfer window. Seven were from MLS clubs. Another 10 players, all foreigners, left U.S. teams for clubs overseas
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NCAA Division I Men’s & Women’s Coaching Changes
Paul Stahlschmidt resigned as Appalachian State men’s coach after five years with the Mountaineers. Long-time women’s coach Patrick Farmer resigned after four seasons as the women’s coach at Syracuse. Washington University coach Wendy Dillinger accepted the women’s head coaching job at Big 12 school Iowa State. Chris Pfau left Evansville to fill the women’s vacancy at Akron. Jaime Frias left Stephen F. Austin to take the women’s head coaching job with the Nevada program mired in controversy. For all the coaching moves …
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Soccer Job Openings
[EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES] Soccer America provides the latest on employment opportunities for soccer-related positions: college coaching opportunities, positions in the pros, youth soccer, the soccer industry, even television.